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A Better Way Coalition is an
advocate for change. In order to move from a
death-denying to a life-affirming culture, it is
important for people to have access to knowledge and
resources about end-of-life care. This is particularly
true for people who work in the wide variety of medical,
in-home, long-term or hospice settings. Everyone has a
role and can promote compassionate end-of-life care in
Idaho. In support of professional caregivers the
Coalition:
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Compiles and makes available
information on member, community and State
end-of-life needs.
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Fosters opportunities for
professional dialogue on end-of-life issues,
including a discussion board for Coalition members
and electronic distribution list for information
sharing.
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Sponsors and maintains a Website that
centralizes information on training and professional
development opportunities, increases access to Idaho
resources, and links users to national and
international information on end-of-life issues.
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Facilitates palliative end-of-life
training for professionals.
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Posts a
Resource and Speakers
Bureau.
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Encourages and supports local
end-of-life coalition building throughout Idaho.
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Convenes ad hoc committees to
research key end-of-life issues, such as advance
care planning or pain management, and produces
publications on key issues in Idaho including
existing laws, common practices, and the ‘gold
standard of care.’
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Sponsors The Right Choice
program that provides up-to-date Idaho advance
directive forms and materials to assist people in
advance-care planning.
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Circulates news releases and other
media promotion to stimulate awareness of
end-of-life issues and the valuable role of
professionals in end-of-life care.
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Educates on legislative bills and
relevant policy matters.
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Describes to the potential workforce
the value and rewards of working within the
end-of-life practice area.
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Encourages professional membership
and participation in end-of-life coalition
activities.
Our members have expertise in all areas
of end-of-life care and are available for speaking
engagements on a variety of topics. Some potential
topics are listed below. If your issue is not addressed,
we can design a special program tailored to your needs.
1. Advance care planning: living wills,
durable power of attorney for health care, long-term
care,
Medicare/Medicaid, and
related issues.
2. Palliative care from the professional
perspective.
3. Providing in-home and out-of-home
care.
4. How to support informal caregivers.
5. Capturing a life story.
6. How hospice improves quality of life.
7. End-of-life ethical issues.
8. Spiritual care of dying people.
9. Coping with grief and loss.
10. Bereavement and complicated grief.
11. Choosing long-term care.
12. Community resources for end-of-life
professionals.
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